Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM
Description:
Lincoln, Abraham (1819-1865), Signed document, August 1st, 1864, as President, one page, on vellum, an appointment for William G. Laverty as First Lieutenant in the Veteran Reserve Corps, countersigned by Edwin Stanton, with seal intact, folio, 19 1/2 x 15 3/4 in., unframed, (fold creases, minor smudging).
Estimate $2,500-3,500